Comparison

Check List vs Buddha Within

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Check List

Organize and track your to-do lists, shopping items, or project preparations with ease. This app offers a simple interface to manage tasks, check progress at a glance, and even display completed items as a home screen widget.

Highlights
  • Organize projects and shopping lists
  • Track progress at a glance
  • Home screen widget for completed items
  • Swipe to edit or delete items
  • Reorder list items
  • Share lists with others
Features
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The simplest and most intuitive checklist without complicated settings. Checklist is a minimal to-do app designed to manage everything from quick daily notes to important projects with clean efficiency. We removed unnecessary complexity to focus entirely on the essentials: capturing and completing tasks. Great for: - Grocery & Shopping Lists: Quickly check off items at the store or market - Packing Lists: Keep track of essentials and checkpoints for travel or business trips - Work & Personal Projects: Complete multi-step tasks step by step - Routines & Habits: Stay on top of daily exercise, supplements, and study goals - Recipes & Meal Prep: Review step-by-step cooking instructions and ingredients Key Features: - Progress at a Glance: Each list includes a progress bar so you can see completion status instantly - Home Screen Widgets: Check items and complete tasks directly from your home screen without opening the app - Reorder Freely: Simply drag and drop to rearrange lists and tasks - Intuitive Gestures: Swipe to quickly edit or delete items - Easy Sharing: Share your lists seamlessly with family, friends, or colleagues via text or messaging apps - Color Coding: Categorize and organize your lists with clean, modern theme colors

About

Buddha Within

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Find calm in a few quiet minutes — wherever you are. Buddha Within is a Zen meditation and mindfulness app shaped like your own small temple. Choose how you feel, receive a Dhammapada passage, then slow down with guided breathing, a resonant singing bowl, and mala prayer beads. No ads · No subscription · No account · One purchase, yours forever Open it when • Stress or anxiety feels heavy • Your mind won't settle before sleep • You want a calm, focused start to the day • You need a moment of quiet reflection or prayer Features • Daily wisdom — Buddha's words from the Dhammapada, matched to your mood • Breathing meditation — follow the light through a 4–2–6 rhythm • Singing bowl — strike or circle the rim for a rich, lasting tone • Mala beads — move bead by bead with a gentle counter • Private journal — save passages with your own reflections • Temple customization — scenes, Buddha statues, malas, ambient sound • Widgets — a daily passage on your Home and Lock Screen Private by design • Journal entries stay on your device • Core features work offline Content note English passages use F. Max Müller's 1881 public-domain translation of the Dhammapada, with plain-language renderings where appropriate. Buddha Within is for personal reflection and is not a substitute for medical or mental-health care.

Screenshots

Check List4 screens
Buddha Within4 screens

Verdict

The call

Check List and Buddha Within are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Check List costs $0.49 and Buddha Within $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Check List ships an update every 10 days, Buddha Within every 11 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Check List versus Buddha Within: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheck ListBuddha Within
Price$0.49$0.49
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShin Dongkwonnontick

In-app purchases

None

Check List

No in-app purchases

None

Buddha Within

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Check List free?
Check List costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is Buddha Within free?
Buddha Within costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.
Do Check List or Buddha Within have ads?
Neither Check List nor Buddha Within shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Check List or Buddha Within?
Check List ships an update every 10 days, and Buddha Within every 11 days. Most recently, Check List was updated on November 6, 2026 and Buddha Within on November 6, 2026.

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